Numbers 25:9:2Num.25.9.W2TAB
הַמֵּתִ֔ים
hametim
“those who died”
- Transliteration
- ha-me-TIM
- Extended
- hah-meh-TEEM
- IPA
- /ham.meːˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- those who died
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-me-TIM
- clause
va-ye-HI-u ha-me-TIM ba-ma-ge-FA
- sentence
va-ye-HI-u ha-me-TIM ba-ma-ge-FA ar-ba-A ve-es-RIM E-lef
Exegesis
The narrative continues with the vav-consecutive vayyihyu {וַיִּהְיוּ | wa-yî-hyû} “and they were,” introducing the subject marked by the definite participle hametim {הַמֵּתִים | hă-mē-tîm}.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-vav-tav
“to die”
In context — Numbers 25:9
And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand .
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 25:9, so the Hebrew word הַמֵּתִ֔ים (hametim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.25.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.9.W2.S1) and character.